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2-hydroxybutyric acid (YMDB00441)

Identification

YMDB ID

YMDB00441

Name

2-hydroxybutyric acid

Species

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Strain

Baker's yeast

Description

2-Hydroxybutyrate, the conjugate base of 2-hydroxybutyric acid, is produced in mammalian tissues (principally hepatic) that catabolize L-threonine or synthesize glutathione. Oxidative stress or detoxification demands can dramatically increase the rate of hepatic glutathione synthesis.

belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing a carboxylic acid substituted with a hydroxyl group on the adjacent carbon.